Blugold Seminar

Preparing you for excellence

The Blugold Seminar in Critical Reading and Writing is UW-Eau Claire’s award-winning, first-year writing program. The rigorous, inquiry-based curriculum at the heart of the Blugold Seminar provides a foundation for students to meet reading, writing, and researching demands in college and beyond. The Blugold Seminar courses—WRIT 114, 116, 118, 120--are tailored to meet the needs of individual students, unlike the one-size-fits-all model typical of many first-year writing programs, and the Blugold Seminar is based on the latest research on how college students learn to excel in written communication and research in college and their future careers.

Students in Blugold Seminar courses work closely with expert instructors who have specialized training in teaching first-year writing. Small class sizes mean you get highly individualized attention from supportive Blugold Seminar faculty. Support for student learning in the Blugold Seminar is also provided by the Center for Writing Excellence and the McIntyre Library. You’ll complete this course having developed additional skills in reading, writing, rhetoric, and research that will allow you to meet and exceed academic expectations at UW-Eau Claire.

achieving a suitable score on an exam such as the Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition or Advanced Placement English Language and Composition exams

achieving a suitable score on the University Writing Program Portfolio, or

transferring equivalent coursework, approved by the English Department.

All students are encouraged to satisfy the University Writing Requirement before the completion of the sophomore year.

I am grateful that the University offers this course because I believe it is beneficial for all students. Not feeling like just another number, but being known by your fellow classmates and professor by your name is great. This class can make a difference in a student’s college experience.